[Rimarinefisheries] Modification to possession limits and/or seasons for marine species regulated under quota

[RI Marine Fisheries]

NOTICE



Modification to possession limits and/or seasons for marine species regulated under quota



1.    Beginning 12:00AM on Friday, September 16, 2022, the commercial possession limit for Summer Flounder will remain at eight hundred (800) pounds per vessel per day for vessels with a Summer Flounder Exemption Certificate, until the next sub-period begins January 1, 2023 at one hundred (100) pounds per vessel per day.



For vessels without a Summer Flounder Exemption Certificate, the commercial possession limit for Summer Flounder will remain at two hundred (200) pounds per vessel per day, until the next sub-period begins January 1, 2023 at one hundred (100) pounds per vessel per day.

For Pilot Aggregate Program participants, this possession limit change corresponds to five-thousand six-hundred (5,600) pounds per vessel per week, until further notice.



2.    Beginning 12:00AM on Friday, September 16, the commercial possession limit for Black Sea Bass fishery will be fifty (50) pounds per vessel per day, until the next sub-period begins October 15, 2022 at fifty (50) pounds per vessel per day.  For pilot aggregate program participants, this possession limit change corresponds to two-hundred fifty (250) pounds per vessel per week.


Possession limits are subject to modification throughout the year; it is the responsibility of the licensed fisherman to comply with possession limits and all such modifications.  Current commercial possession limits can be found by calling (401) 423-1920, or visiting the Marine Fisheries webpage at http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/marine-fisheries/mfsizes.php.


Thank you.

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